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eighteen or twenty inches in diameter, generally re- 
taining its thicknefs a confiderable height, and 
branching out towards the top. The leaves are 
lance-fhaped, or long, narrow, pointed, and 
fawed on their edges. The flowers are produced in 
bunches, generally pretty thick fet on the branches ^ 
they are of a white colour, and are fucceeded by* 
finall fruit, of a purplifli colour when ripe, and of 
a difagreeable, bitter taflie, but greedily devoured by 
the birds. 
The timber is of a reddifli (freaked colour, capa- 
ble of receiving a fine polifli; and is frequently faw- 
ed into boards, and ufed by joiners, cabinent-mak* 
ers, &c. for many purpofes* 
2. Prunus-Cerasus canadenfis. Canadian, or 
Dwarf Bird-Cherry -Tree, 
This is a finall kind, growing to the height of fix 
or eight feet, and dividing into branches, which are 
furniftied with broader and (horter leaves, fomewhat 
refembling thofe of the Apple, or Crab-tree, but 
fmaller. The flowers are produced in a racemus, 
or bunch, compofed of more footftalks than the 
Virginian kind ; and are fucceeded by fruit of near 
the fame colour and fize, not of fo bitter a tafte, but 
greatly corrugating the mouth and throat, fo as to 
obtain the name of Choak-Cherry. 
3. Prunus-Cerasus montana. Mountain Bird-Cher- 
ry-Tree. 
This grows naturally upon the mountains in the 
back parts of Pennfylvania ; rifing up with a (lender 
Item to the height of twelve or fifteen feet, and di- 
viding into a few very (lender branches, furnilhed 
with leaves refembling the firft, or Virginian kiud. 
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